MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150509
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 18:29
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 165 72% 119 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 518 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Palit(1569 1187) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 29.6 Reflection 27.7 Parallax 36 24% 31.1 fps	MRender 40.4 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 31.5 29% 36.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SC400S37128G 128GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 126 123 118 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 388 Write 165 Mixed 197 SusWrite 122 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38.8 157% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 121 102% 147 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 82%
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB-$203 1,730 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 158GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 453 467 471 471 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 476 Mixed 383 SusWrite 451 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 38.9 150% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 280 227% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 699GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 51.3 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 97.1 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 820GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 159 160 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 141 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 158 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 61%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	400x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	206x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	93x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	34x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	27x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $624

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16